Four-year monthly sediment deposition on turbid southwestern atlantic coral reefs, with a comparison of benthic assemblages

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-63

  e Castro, Clovis Barreira ^a   Segal, Bárbara ^a,b   Negrão, Fábio ^c   Calderon, Emiliano Nicolas ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c Aratur Mergulho Ecoturismo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Coral; Coral reef; Environmental conditions; Sedimentation; Zoanthid

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PALYTHOA CARIBAEORUM; ZOANTHIDAE;

EID: 84861656727     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592012000100006     Document Type: Article

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